Hokkaido - Flowers and the Attic

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August 9th 2006

Published: September 11th 2006

Sapporo Tokyo is an amazing city with so much to see and do and crazy fashions to be amused by, but to tell the truth...I"M OVER IT...the mass crowds, the subway, the enormousness of everything! So it was goodbye to Tokyo (new blog coming) and hello to Hokkaido - Japan's second largest and northernmost island. We had planned this trip just in time for the Sapporo Summer Beer Festival. It took a... Read Full Entry

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Marissa Nakos

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Read about my travels around the world. After completing my Early Childhood Education degree in Adelaide, Australia, my love of travelling and setting foot into the unknown took me to Japan. I taught at an English Kindergarten for two amazing years while admiring the glorious Mt Fuji and exploring Japan from Hokkaido to Okinawa and everywhere in between. I was lucky to meet Mario in Japan and now we are engaged and living in Spain. We have no idea what the future holds, but we’re sure it will be adventurous! ... full info

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Me driving our cool Mazda with GPS

Sunflower field

Photo thanks to Amy - I was too scared to go in because I was frightened of snakes.

Ningul Terrace - Forest Shopping Road

Log Cabin Handicraft Shops we found in the middle of nowhere

And one of the best ice creams ever...almond soft serve with different nuts sprinkled on top - yum!

Furano - the navel city!

See, navel because it is in the centre of Hokkaido!

They even have navel-related sports and festivals!!!

Flower Land - Kami Furano

Lavender picking

Log House Woody Life

Woody Life

The big barrel to the right was our shower!

We stayed in the attic!

The deciding factor - Shower in a Barrel - GREAT!!!

Woody Life

Futon in the attic

Amy in the barrel

Looking down to the common area of the house from our room in the attic!

The steep ladder stairs

Us with one of the owners who let us try 100% milk

The couple who own and built Woody Life were so friendly. As we were on our way out, the husband showed us his special sea shell collection and private art gallery with beautiful photos from the area. I'm pretty sure he thinks we are coming back for snow season!

14th September 2006

Kat
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Marissa the brave!
you r so brave Marissa. i cant believe all the things that u have done whilst u have been gone.ur pics r beautiful xo

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